Author Christopher Ryan

Noe is a teen Muay Thai fighter living in Bangkok, Thailand.  He is 14 years old and as you can see dedicates a lot of work to keeping in great shape.  He loves to pose for photos and show off his six pack. ...

  I was fortunate to meet teen girl boxer Paulina, age 15 at Black Dog Boxing in San Juan Puerto Rico.  I was standing in front of the gym waiting for a special exhibition of their fighters to start wh...

Intimate bonding between an individual parent and child is a vital part of early development. It's rare that these moments are captured on film. However, photographer Christopher Ryan’s “Parent and Child In...

Asian teen feet photoshoot for my "Focus on Feet" series with an Asian teenager in New York City.  His ethnicity is mixed Korean and Bhutanese.  As you can see he has inherited the best of both worlds and he ...

I met this teen Filipino model only a few days after starting the Focus on Feet project while traveling across USA.  He is a rather shy, yet very confident young man.  He was happy to show of his lovely feet ...

Focus on Feet is my newest series of portraits, which is the name implies has a focus on the subject's feet.  Some images will focus solely on the subject's feet with the rest of the image out of focus, while ...

Abandoned boats, planes, amusement parks, hotels... It is all fair game for Youth and Urban Decay. I can find something that works almost anywhere, including a small Belizean island in the Caribbean. Caye ...

Lord of the Flies Inspired Photoshoot Credits   I am extremely grateful to so many people that helped make this project possible.  This was my largest project to date with the biggest cast & c...

If you did not start at the beginning please go back to the introduction. Ralph Promises Shelter Ralph promises shelter to the boys in an effort to gain control of the forlorn group.  He locates a fallen tr...

If you did not start at the beginning please go back to the introduction. Death of a Boy Thrilled with their kill, Jack's followers are blind to reason.  After Jack tells them to get Simon out he also tells ...